An investigation is reportedly underway after flooding shut down part of the District line yesterday (Sunday, July 5) afternoon.

Tankers queued up to pump water from the tracks near High Street Kensington as the service was briefly suspended between Earls Court and Edgware Road stations

Photos tweeted by @districtline showed workers wading through what appeared to be ankle deep water along the line as they attempted to deal with the problem.

The line reopened at around 5pm and Transport for London (TfL) apologised to passengers for any disruption caused to their journeys.

Kevin Bootle, general manager of the District line, said: "We had to suspend services for part of Sunday (5 July) between Earl's Court and Edgware Road due to flooding around High Street Kensington, which brought water into the tunnels.

"Our emergency staff worked with drainage and utility contractors to stop the flow of water and pump it from the site. Services resumed around 5pm and I apologise to customers who were disrupted."

Thames Water was yesterday reported as saying a joint investigation was ongoing into what had caused the flooding.